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5 Things Delta Air Lines, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
Last week, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) kicked off earnings season for the airline industry by reporting a solid pretax profit (before special items) of $1.72 billion. Nevertheless, its adjusted....
Investors Could Be Underestimating Activision Blizzard's Opportunity in Its Newest Segment
With growth avenues like esports and mixed reality on the horizon, the idea of selling Call of Duty action figures might not seem that exciting -- and the idea of Candy Crush-branded ice cream as....
A Tiny Upstart Takes Aim at Robotic Surgery
Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG) robots enjoy a near monopoly in hospitals, but that could change following last week's FDA approval of TransEnterix's (NYSEMKT: TRX) Senhance. Senhance is a....
Some Interesting Apple Inc. iPhone X News Emerges
In a fresh report, DIGITIMES says that manufacturing yield rates for some of the parts that make up Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) hot new Phone X "have improved and become more stable."Manufacturing....
Tesla, Inc.'s Model 3 Won't Get Any Free Supercharging
Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) knew its Supercharger network would be a key selling point for its vehicles. That's why it has aggressively expanded the network to include over 1,000....
How Safe Is Hormel Foods Dividend?
Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) recently celebrated its 125th year of doing business as a meat processor and food products specialist. That streak is a testament to its strong market position and the....
CSX Keeps Inching Ahead
The railroad industry has managed to work its way through tough times, and CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has started to see improving results in the recent past. Even though railroads still face plenty of....
Does American Express Have a Millennial Problem?
Though the American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) has fallen on hard times as of late, it has almost nearly dug itself out of the hole it found itself in a couple of years ago when huge co-brand....
UnitedHealth Looks Beyond Obamacare for Growth
Healthcare reform has been a priority among lawmakers in Congress, but they've thus far failed in their efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act. Health-insurance company UnitedHealth Group....
How Tractor Supply Is Defying the Train Wreck of Retail
I know you've read the headlines. "Bricks and Mortar is Dying." "Malls are Doomed." "Retail is Falling Apart."Every day, it seems we read about another retailer kicking the bucket. My colleague....
Better Buy: Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. vs. Celldex Therapeutics
Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIOP) and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX) are both clinical-stage biotechs that could make you rich, but they'll need to carry at least one of their new....
How General Motors Just Won a Big Labor Battle
A long strike that derailed production of one of General Motors' (NYSE: GM) most popular new models has been resolved.Workers at a GM factory in Ontario that makes the popular Chevrolet Equinox....
The Country's Biggest Insurer Got Even Bigger in Q3
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the largest health insurer in the country, and strong financial results in the third quarter show the company's still growing in spite of its decision last year....
Omnicom Group, Inc. Keeps Moving
Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) announced another stronger-than-expected quarter on Tuesday morning, highlighting continued modest organic revenue growth and an expected decline in revenue from....
You Know It's Bad When Even LeBron James Won't Pay For Pandora
Pandora (NYSE: P) has been struggling to get its freeloaders to pay up for its premium offerings, the one thing outside of its stagnant user base that's been weighing on the stock. It's a pretty....
Why VirnetX Holding, Badger Meter, and MannKind Slumped Today
The stock market was mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrials flirting with 23,000 on an intraday basis but falling back below that milestone at the close. Generally positive sentiment....
Why Helios and Matheson Shares Fell Today
Shares of Helios and Matheson (NASDAQ: HMNY) fell today, down by 13% at the close, after rival Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported stronger-than-expected subscriber growth last night. Helios and....
Why Shares of VirnetX Holding Corp. Tumbled Today
Shares of patent-holding company VirnetX Holding Corp. (NYSEMKT: VHC) tumbled on Tuesday one day after it disclosed that it was awarded about $440 million in a patent case against Apple (NASDAQ:....
Johnson & Johnson Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (JNJ)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)Image source: The Motley Fool.Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOctober 17, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ETContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Elon Musk Is Doing His Best Jack Welch Impression
Word leaked on Friday that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) had fired 400 to 700 workers across the organization as part of its "annual performance review." That's a nice way of saying Tesla annually cleans....
Better Buy: Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo
Cola enthusiasts have long fought about the relative virtues of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Although there might never be a final answer to the question of which namesake cola is....
Whatever Happened to Facebook's Unbundling Strategy?
"In mobile there's a big premium on creating single-purpose, first-class experiences. So what we're doing with Creative Labs is basically unbundling the big blue app."-- Mark ZuckerbergBack in....
Goldman Sachs Earnings: Bank Combats Trading Drop With Private Equity Gain
Going into earnings season, it looked like it would be a bloodbath for Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) given the anticipated decline in trading revenues at Wall Street banks in the three months ended....
Were Whole Foods' Price Cuts Just an Amazon.com Gimmick?
While Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) purchase of Whole Foods Market looks like it was a picture-perfect wedding, it appears that the price cuts enacted almost immediately after the marriage was....
3 Stocks With Home Depot-Like Return Potential
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has created a lot of wealth over the years. Share prices have quadrupled over the last decade alone, and early buyers have enjoyed a spine-tingling return of 641,000% so....